extinguish
Example Sentences
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A lightning strike, downed power lines, improperly extinguished campfires and other events can spark wildfires.
From Los Angeles Times
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service got a call at 21:17 GMT on Friday and mobilised three appliances and two fire officers and the blaze was extinguished.
From BBC
More than 3,500 firefighters have been deployed to extinguish the flames.
From Barron's
The author visits public and charter schools, meeting teachers who despair at their inability to kindle even the slightest interest in young people whose curiosity has been extinguished by the internet.
While firefighters were evacuating residents from the apartment building, other crews were sending water into the burning building, which wasn’t extinguished until the roof collapsed and crews could hit the flames directly.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
